Description
In today’s digital age, understanding data protection is paramount for every organization operating in Malaysia (including law firms). This essential webinar provides an introduction to the Malaysian Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA), delving into the 7 data protection principles and what you need to do to comply. We will also touch on mandatory data controller registrations and walk through the process. We strongly encourage all members especially small firm’s practitioners to join us to gain clarity on your obligations and rights under the PDPA, learn how to responsibly handle personal data, and discover key strategies to ensure compliance and avoid potential penalties.
Programme
| TIME | PROGRAMME |
| 3:00 pm | Opening Remarks by Sathish Ramachandran, Chairperson, Personal Data Protection Committee |
| 3:05 pm | Panel Session by
(1) Serena Kan, Member, Bar Council Personal Data Protection Committee
(2) Chun Hau Ng, Member, Bar Council Personal Data Protection Committee
Moderated by Norhayati bt Mohamed, Member of Small Firms Practice Committee |
| 4:55 pm | Closing Remarks |
Speaker
Speakers
Serene Kan, Messrs. Wong & Partners
Serene Kan is a partner in the intellectual property and technology practice group of Wong & Partners. Her work covers technology and media transactions, technology and licensing agreements (including Software as a Service (“SaaS”) and Application Programming Interfaces (“API”) sharing agreements), data privacy and protection, cyber security, internet regulatory issues, information technology, e-payments, and e commerce matters, across industries. Serene also has experience in advising multinational corporations on data protection issues and has assisted companies in, inter alia, developing internal policies and procedures, managing their data protection compliance programmes, organising data protection training programmes, developing data breach management plans, and dealing with data breaches and cybersecurity incidents. Serene holds the Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (“CIPP/E”) certification under the International Association of Privacy Professionals (“IAPP”) and has been named a “Next Generation Partner” in the technology, media, and telecommunications (“TMT”) practice by Legal 500 Asia Pacific since 2024 and was also recently ranked as “Band 3” in TMT by Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific.
Chun Hau Ng, Messrs Wong & Partners
Chun Hau Ng is an associate in the intellectual property and technology practice group of Wong & Partners. He advises on commercial and regulatory matters, including privacy, cybersecurity, and data protection. Chun Hau holds the Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (“CIPP/E”) certification under IAPP. He has also co-authored the Malaysian chapters of Baker McKenzie’s Global Data and Cyber Handbook and regularly contributes legal updates on developments relating to PDPA 2010.
Moderator
Norhayati bt Mohamed, Messrs Fariz Halim & Co.
Norhayati bt Mohamed was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1991 and has been actively practising since then. She obtained her LLB Hons degree from Universiti Malaya in 1990 and is now a senior partner at Fariz Halim & Co. Her areas of practice are conveyancing, corporate, privatisation, intellectual property, and maritime law. She has spoken at legal training seminars and workshops conducted by the Malaysian Bar and the Government, semi-Government organisations, and private entities for corporate, company, property, maritime, and land law.
She was the Chairperson of the Johore Bar’s Conveyancing Sub Committee for the 2021/2022, 2022/2023, and 2023/2024 terms. She is now the Co-Chairperson of the Bar Council Solicitors’ Remuneration Enforcement Committee and an active member of the Bar Council Conveyancing Practice Committee and Bar Council Small Firms Practice Committee.
Terms and Conditions
Event Policy
Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. The registration for this session will close on 1 July 2025 (Tuesday), at 12:00 pm.
The organiser reserves the right to modify, cancel or postpone the event, should circumstances arise that make such action necessary, whereupon all registration fees paid will be refunded.
Cancellation
Cancellations must be made in writing. Substitutions are allowed. Kindly inform us in writing with the relevant details at least three days in advance.
If you have failed to inform the organiser on your cancellation for three consecutive times, you may be blacklisted for future events.
Transferral
You are allowed to transfer your place to another participant, but you must notify the organiser with the necessary details at least three days in advance.
Attendance
CPD points for CPD Scheme will not be awarded to lawyers and pupils in chambers from Peninsular Malaysia who arrive more than 15 minutes late, are not present throughout the event, or leave before its scheduled end.
Privacy
The personal information that you provide to the Malaysian Bar, whether now or in the future, may be used, recorded, stored, disclosed or otherwise processed by or on behalf of the Malaysian Bar for the purposes of facilitation and organisation of this event, research and audit, maintenance of a participant database for the promotion of this event, and such ancillary services as may be relevant.
Disclaimer
• Materials (if any) will be emailed only. No printed notes will be provided.
• No recording of the event is permitted via any means at any time.
• No part of the event content may be used/reproduced in any form without the written and explicit consent of the Malaysian Bar and speaker(s).
